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Joseph and Potiphar's Wife Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, 1640
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Joseph and Potiphar's Wife

Bartolomé Esteban Murillo · 1640

Why it's great

Joseph hurries away, leaving his cloak behind, as a woman tries to hold him back, and a servant watches from the door. Bartolomé Esteban Murillo painted it in about 1640.

Where to see it

📍 Gemäldegalerie Alte MeisterKassel, Germany

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About the artist

Bartolomé Esteban Murillo

1617–1682 · born in Seville

Bartolomé Esteban Murillo was a Spanish painter born in Seville in 1617. He painted soft, warm pictures of Mary and the saints and also lovely scenes of poor children in the street. He died in Seville in 1682.

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